lier

CONT: Lier sa proie : se dit du faucon qui, à l'aide de ses serres, arrête le gibier qu'il chasse ou le tient à terre.

CONT: A hawk is said to ""bind"" when she seizes a bird in the air and clings to it.
CONT: A hawk is said to truss a bird when she catches it in the air, and comes to the ground with it in her talons: this term is not applied to large quarry.